Board flags many surplus parcels as impractical to develop
Summary
Advisory board members reviewed a list of surplus parcels and raised repeated concerns that several early parcels are conservation land, in floodplain, or too small to meet setbacks, recommending they be removed or flagged on the list for future reference.
Board members spent the opening portion of the meeting walking through a map of surplus parcels, pointing to multiple lots that look promising on paper but are constrained by conservation status, floodplains or extremely small acreage.
"The first few on this list, they all appear to be either completely conservation land or completely inundated by floodplains," a committee member said, arguing those parcels should not be prioritized for redevelopment. Members requested that such parcels be removed or at least flagged with an asterisk to avoid future confusion.
The group discussed particular parcels by number (including a Pebble Creek parcel identified as 1425 and a small lot ending in 00C0) and noted access and setback challenges. Staff confirmed one of the smallest lots is under 0.25 acre, and members observed that building on such remnants would likely require numerous variances or an atypical vertical development strategy.
Committee members also proposed negotiating with adjacent developers so conservation or floodplain parcels could serve as offset green space, allowing denser development nearby. The Chair directed staff to retain clear notations for parcels that appear unusable and to return refined inventory information at a future meeting.
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